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Bothwell Regional Health Center purchases medical office building, relocates services

Sedalia, Mo.-based Bothwell Regional Health Center has purchased a medical office building that formerly housed the Women’s Health and Surgical Center, according to a July 15 report from KSIS Radio.

Dermatologist claims Michigan physician owes him $142K in wages

A Washington, D.C., physician is suing David Stockman, MD, and Saginaw Township-based Michigan Health Clinic, alleging failure to pay $142,000 in wages, M Live reported July 12.

Minnesota ASC opens new facility, expands capacity

Minneapolis-based medical real estate firm Davis has opened Eagan (Minn.) Speciality Center, a 36,100-square-foot  facility.

Colorado medical office building sells for $2.5M

A single-tenant medical office building in Montrose, Colo., has sold for $2.5 million, according to a July 15 report from REBusiness Online.

Self-employed vs. employed physicians: Medicare, Medicaid patient count

Medicaid patient counts for self-employed and employed physicians were substantially lower than Medicare, according to Medscape’s 2024 “Doctors Evaluate Medicare and Medicaid Report 2024,” published July 12. 

Physician pay increases by specialty

Radiology, anesthesiology and pathology saw the highest pay jump between 2023 and 2024, according to the American Medical Group Association’s 2024 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. 

Surgical specialty pay jumps 5.5% in 2024

Surgical specialties have seen a 5.5% increase in pay in the last year, according to the American Medical Group Association’s 2024 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. 

Who's buying Optum's ASCs?

After UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, reached 90,000 affiliated physicians at the end of 2023, it became the largest employer of physicians in the U.S. — sparking industrywide discussions of the risks of consolidation and monopolies. While…

Providence warns 2,200 patients of potential HIV risk in wake of anesthesiologist's actions

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has alerted 2,200 patients of possible exposure to  hepatitis B and C and HIV after the health system’s infection control practices may not have been followed by an anesthesiologist. 

OhioHealth invests $20M in 18 physician clinics

Columbus-based OhioHealth ise opening a medical office space featuring 18 discrete physician clinics, according to a press release from the system.